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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine( @5 |% }: D9 [: t Y
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9 e+ a1 z- r; M- ~$ x* BOTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot.
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Dr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.
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"With any vaccination campaign, we expect to see some cases of serious adverse events," he said. "They are very rare, but they are part of all mass-vaccination campaigns and we expect to see a small number of them."
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More serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths.; S( H9 R6 Y4 u. y) u e( {
8 n" @' ~4 r) |5 b3 bOne person is believed to have died from a serious reaction to the vaccine, Butler-Jones said, but the death hasn't yet been conclusively linked to the flu shot. He said it's possible the elderly person who died suffered from an underlying condition.! a; R: K7 j2 }
- o: u$ {( Z7 o' v4 L3 `; rAll the serious side effects came after shots of the adjuvanted vaccine, which contains a compound to boost the vaccine's potency. Butler-Jones said that's likely because the vast majority of people being vaccinated are getting the adjuvanted vaccine.
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8 ?3 W! ?+ d3 Q, N: @' w/ ?5 J1 o) U4 bA version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.
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! D* C9 N# F3 A7 ~. BButler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.& w: Y; J$ F/ h0 |) i5 ~
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Mild effects, such as nausea, soreness, headaches and fever, are far more common reactions to the swine-flu shot - just as they are for all vaccines." t. H) X$ _, b6 c: z d- A
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The federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.1 H0 H% B/ P* I8 Z0 c& ^# \
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So far, 198 people have died of swine flu. By comparison, seasonal flu kills between 4,000 to 8,000 Canadians each year. |
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